Ferris Illinois Map

About Ferris, Illinois

Ferris is a locality in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 127. The population density is 24.9 people per km². Ferris is located at 40.4689°N, 91.1704°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ferris is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62336, 62321.

Ferris anchors itself within a vast, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an uncompromising sky. It lies 26.2 miles west of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 272°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-northwest of Carthage. The landscape here is defined by the quiet persistence of topsoil, a deep, dark earth that supports fields of corn and soybeans extending toward the distance. Only a mile away, Rock Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the vegetation, its banks offering a narrow shaded refuge from the intense sun of the growing season. While the rugged peaks of Gin Ridge remain a distant, hazy suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate terrain of Ferris is shaped by the subtle shifts of the plains, where the light at dusk turns the stubble of harvested fields into a shimmering, bruised gold.

Ferris emerged from the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of the regional economy, serving as a quiet node for the movement of grain and agricultural goods. The rhythm of daily life still follows the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, a cycle that governs the movement of heavy machinery along the grid of rural roads. Residents seeking a moment of stillness often travel the three miles to Carthage Lake or spend an afternoon at Jaycee Park, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and prairie grass. Despite the changes in modern commerce, Ferris maintains a grounded, sturdy character, marked by the simple utility of its grain elevators and the enduring, quiet focus of a population tethered to the productivity of the land.

About This Ferris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ferris, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.468933, -91.170422. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ferris includes the ZIP code (62336, 62321), telephone area code (217), county seat of Hancock County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Illini West High School District 307).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.